Chap. 6. e/¢n E-vpofition upon the Bookof J e B. Verf. z5. 357 femembrancers, to doour works for us , if we would have our works done ; the Lord weuld have us byprayer co mind him of our own, and of all his peoples condition ( viz. 6.. ) re that are the Lords remembrancers ( fowe pur in t r,e Margine , and in the Text) ye that make mention of the Lord, &c. The Lord will have us to be his remembrancers. And though he is ever mind- ful of his Covenant , yet he liketh it well to be put in mind of ir. But Owhat need have we of a remembrancer, to put us in mind of the work of God, and CO magnifie his work ! VFte need a dayly remembrancer to put as in mind of why we 1!hould do, howmuch more of what God bath done ! We need to be mind- ed of that which 'tic a wonder howwe can forger, out latter end, o; how frayle we are ; howmuch mote do- we need to beminded of thole duties which fit us for our latter end,and leadus to chofe' enjoyments which never end! Fcurrhly ,, Obferve ; Such es tke fnfulrefsofmans heart, and hisfluggi!hne(c, that he hardly remembers to magnifie God for Chofe works which' he cannot but fee. _, Elihu urgeth job,and with him all men, to remember that they inagnnifie even that wo of his whichmen behold,and which every man may fee. How crack are they in or to that great duty of mag nitying God, who when they fee , or tray fee , if theywiU, his mighty works,.yet ¿rind notthe magnifying of him !. . Fifrhly , Obferve Some works ofprovidencerare foplain, that every:aeaan,,that loth` not wilfully fbut his eyes, may behold them; He is altogether flupid and blocki(h, that feeth not what all may fee.. Hence the PfalmiFt,.having faid , OLord; how 'rear are thyworkt, concludeth fuchamong brutes and fools,(Pfal9a. 6.) The brntijl manknoweth not , ne:Cher loth a fool undef fiand this. It war the Paying of Plato an Heathen That man is worthy his eyes jhoedd be pulled out of his head, who dodo not l.fc them up on hgb, that he may admire the wifdomeof the Creatour in-the won rfull fabrickof the world ; Í may adde, and in the works of provi- dence Are theynot fuch, that as the Ptophec (peaks, Jin that reams may,rtal thew? sixthly
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